Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Companies are obsessed with discovering #DigitalDesirePaths. They pay for #analytics ...

Companies are obsessed with discovering #DigitalDesirePaths. They pay for #analytics software to produce maps of how users interact with their services, run focus groups, even embed sneaky screen-recording software into their web-pages:

https://www.wired.com/story/the-dark-side-of-replay-sessions-that-record-your-every-move-online/

This relentless surveillance of users is pursued in the name of making things better for them: let us spy on you and we'll figure out where your pain-points and friction are coming from, and remove those. We all win!

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